What if one diplomatic move quietly rewired three regions at once? Israel’s decision to recognise Somaliland isn’t just about ...

Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory ...

SpaceX’s Internet service Starlink rolled out to less than half the African countries it planned to add to its markets in ...

Yet despite its apparent absurdity, its journey is a reminder of how few modern boats ply African waterways, and how much ...

President Trump announced a Christmas Day strike against Nigeria on Thursday amid concerns about attacks against Christians.

“Turn right after the first big tree; my house is the one with the yellow door.” In parts of South Africa, where settlements ...

A little-known region in Africa has suddenly become the center of a major international storm.Somaliland, a breakaway ...

On the surface, it’s just an old map—but every border tells a deeper story. This 1935 view of Africa offers a striking look into colonial power and how it shaped the continent ...

From the consequences of Donald Trump’s return to the White House to the war raging in Sudan, The Africa Report offers a ...

The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger. It is a distortion that ...

A new study led by Yale anthropologist Catherine Panter-Brick examines how stakeholders in socially diverse, ...